Articles
USE OF AD INDEX TO DEFINE HARVEST TIME AND CHARACTERIZE RIPENING VARIABILITY AT HARVEST IN ‘GALA’ APPLE
Article number
998_12
Pages
117 – 123
Language
English
Abstract
The DA-Meter device do not require the destruction of the fruit sample considered and allow to monitor the fruit growth and the ripening evolution in planta.
The DA-Meter allow to collect a consistent amount of data and can be easily instruct to represent potentially a real time decision support system for the choice of the cultural management techniques to be adopted.
This study focused on the definition of the proper harvesting time of the Gala fruit in Piedmont growing areas using the IAD non invasive method.
The development of innovative methods for reducing the ripening variability is essential, so that fruits apparently homogeneous on the basis of the quality traits normally used can be more reliably classified in uniform groups allowing a better post-harvest management.
The DA-Meter allow to collect a consistent amount of data and can be easily instruct to represent potentially a real time decision support system for the choice of the cultural management techniques to be adopted.
This study focused on the definition of the proper harvesting time of the Gala fruit in Piedmont growing areas using the IAD non invasive method.
The development of innovative methods for reducing the ripening variability is essential, so that fruits apparently homogeneous on the basis of the quality traits normally used can be more reliably classified in uniform groups allowing a better post-harvest management.
Publication
Authors
F. Costamagna, L. Giordani, G. Costa, M. Noferini
Keywords
DA-Meter, fruit quality traits, starch, decision support system
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